Noel Fielding’s TV show is ‘axed’ midway through filming
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A comedy series starring Noel Fielding has reportedly been cancelled after just one season. First airing a year ago, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin starred the comedian as the title character. Set in the 18th century, the British comedy is a fictional take on the life of Essex Gang leader Dick Turpin, who commits petty crimes with the hope of becoming the country’s greatest highwayman.
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The series was a hit with critics and viewers alike, with many praising its ‘brilliant one liners’ and making comparisons to Monty Python. A few months after the show premiered, it was renewed for a second season by Apple, however those plans have reportedly now gone awry.
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Although filming on season 2 began in the autumn, Noel, 51, reportedly failed to return to set after the production’s Christmas break. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
Up Next. This week the cast and crew were told the show had now been cancelled due to ‘the illness of a cast member’. ‘They were understandably bewildered and infuriated by the bombshell because the shoe show required millions of pounds, months of planning and hours of work,’ a source told The Sun.
‘It now effectively means that they are all out of work and looking for new jobs, but they still haven’t had a full explanation.’. They continued: ‘In most circumstances execs will at least consider pausing filming, but for some reason they decided to throw in the towel before the situation got any worse.’.
